Our directors come from state and local government agencies, schools and colleges and citizen groups of all kinds.
Agriculture
Rick Felker (Executive Committee, Vice-Chair)
Mattawoman Creek Farms
Eastville, Virginia
Katherine Smith
Virginia Association for Biological Farming
Buena Vista, VA
Spencer Neale (Executive Committee Member)
Senior Assistant Director, Commodities & Marketing
Virginia Farm Bureau Federation
Richmond, VA
Anti-Hunger Organizations
Leslie Van Horn, CEO
Federation of Virginia Food
Norfolk, VA
Public Health
Lynda Fanning (Executive Committee, Secretary)
Virginia Dietetic Association
UVA Food Collaborative/UVA Health System
Charlottesville, VA
Conservation
Don Loock (Executive Committee -Chair)
Land Conservation Officer
Washington, VA
DESIGNATED ALTERNATE
Sue Ellen Johnson
Director of Agriculture and Rural Economy Programs
Piedmont Environmental Council
Warrenton, VA
Consumer
Libbey Oliver
Manager
Williamsburg Farmers Market
Williamsburg, VA
Food Acquisition for Institutions/Infrastructure
Christopher Carpenter
Special Projects Coordinator
Washington & Lee University
Lexington, VA
Food Supply and Product Distribution
Emily Manley
Manager, Communications & Outreach
Local Food Hub
Charlottesville, VA
Molly Harris (Executive Committee Member)
Lulus Local Food
Richmond, VA
Local Food Council or Group
Allie Hill (Executive Committee Member, Treasurer)
Homegrown Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Michael Waldmann
Executive Director
Social Justice Group Society of St. Andrew
Big Island, VA
Local Government
Melvin Atkinson
Virginia Beach Dept of Agriculture
Virginia Beach, VA
Schools
Andrea Early
Director of Food Nutrition
Harrisonburg City Public Schools
Harrisonburg, VA
Catherine Digilio-Grimes
Director, Office of School Nutrition Programs
Virginia Department of Education
Richmond, VA
Senior/Intergenerational Services
Gordon Walker
Chief Executive Officer
Jefferson Area Board for Aging
Charlottesville, VA
DESIGNATED ALTERNATE
Judy Berger
Community Nutrition Manager
Jefferson Area Board for Aging
Charlottesville, VA
Sustainability
Kathlyn Terry
Appalachian Sustainable Development
Abingdon, VA
ChristyGabbard Virginia Tech Roanoke Center/Catawba Sustainability Center
Roanoke, VA
Virginia State Government
Charles Green
Director, Division of Marketing
Virginia Dept of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Jan Briede, Ph.D. (Executive Committee Member)
Stormwater Outreach Manager
Virginia Dept of Conservation and Recreation
Richmond, VA
Heidi L. Hertz, MS, RD
Obesity Prevention Coordinator
Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth
Richmond, VA
Eric Bendfeldt (Executive Committee Member)
Extension Specialist, Community Viability
Northern District
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Jewel E. Hairston
Interim Dean, School of Agriculture
Virginia State University
Petersburg, VA 23806
Resource Members
Matt Benson
Graduate Student, Ph.D. candidate
Virginia Tech
Department of Agriculture and Extension Education
Blacksburg, VA
Judy Chambers
IFPRI
Washington, D.C.
Kate Collier
Director, Local Food Hub
Charlottesville, VA
Brian Calhoun
Associate Director
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Blacksburg, VA
Tanya Denckla Cobb
Associate Director
Institute for Environmental Negotiation
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Pablo Elliott (TBD)
The Local Food Project at Airlie
Warrenton, VA
Anthony Flaccavento
Executive Director
Scale, Inc.
Abingdon, VA
Theresa Nartea Extension Specialist, Marketing
Virginia State University
Petersburg, VA
Glen Sink
Executive Director
Center for Rural Virginia
Richmond, VA